Pixar-Disney’s sequel “Cars 2” was the seventh most successful movie at the North American box office — and the only animated film in the top 10 — according to Box Office Mojo, an online movie publication and box office reporting service.

Walt Disney’s timeless cartoon classic “Bambi” and 24 other films were selected Wednesday by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington to be preserved as cultural, artistic and historical treasures in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

CotD: The early Two-Strip Technicolor cartoon “An Elephant Never Forgets” make use of the three-dimensional background effect achieved through use of a revolving turntable set up behind the cel screen.